Peter Jackson has revealed the new production video for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug which you can watch using the player below! Jackson intros the video by saying that the sequel won’t have a presence at the San Diego Comic-Con as they are too busy with pick-up shots and that no actors will be available.

Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on December 13, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien. The film continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.